Your corporate governance recap from the annual conference & blog posts

The Southeastern Chapter of the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals held its annual meeting in Atlanta on Oct. 1, with Gunster attorneys leading discussions on two major topics of interest.

David Scileppi, co-chair of Gunster’s securities and corporate governance law practice, led a panel on capital raising, focusing on IPOs and offerings under recently updated SEC Regulation A – generally known as Reg A+.

Among the key observations noted was that companies need to select counsel, underwriters and other advisers with whom they feel comfortable, as the process of raising capital often poses challenges and stress.

Bob Lamm, fellow co-chair of Gunster’s securities and corporate governance law practice, conducted an interview with Elizabeth (Betsy) Murphy, associate director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance.

The interview was wide-ranging and covered Ms. Murphy’s career with the SEC, how the politicized atmosphere in Washington impacts rulemaking and the status of pending rule-making and other developments.

Please feel free to contact David Scileppi or Bob Lamm for more information.

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Next up:

Gunster is hosting a meeting of the Society’s Florida Subchapter in the Fort Lauderdale office on Nov. 2, beginning at 4 pm. For details, see the alert on the Gunster website.

Recent highlights from The Securities Edge blog

TheSecuritiesEdge.com is published by Gunster's securities and corporate governance law practice. The blog focuses on topics of interest to executives of middle-market businesses. Recent posts include:

• Politician, heal thyself

Perhaps the real reason for Congressman Barney Frank’s new wisdom ("people expect too much from boards") is that he is now a director of a public company – a small bank in New York – and finally understands what it means to be a board member. Read more >>

• Signed, sealed, delivered – and retained

Lest you think the SEC doesn’t care about books and records requirements, a recent enforcement action clarifies that it does. Read more >>

Editors of The Securities Edge:

            

The Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals Inc. is a nonprofit comprised of corporate secretaries and business executives in governance, ethics and compliance functions at public, private and not-for-profit organizations.

Members are responsible for supporting their board of directors and executive management in matters such as board practices, compliance, regulation and legal matters, shareholder relations and subsidiary management. The society is administered by a national staff located in New York City, by members who serve on board and standing committees and through the member activities of 21 local chapters.

Gunster attorney Bob Lamm is vice president of the Southeastern Chapter of the Society, and Gunster attorney David Scileppi is on its advisory committee. Lamm also leads the Florida Subchapter.